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02-17-2019, 3:02 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Cut list optimizer for sheet goods in General Woodworking and Power Tools

There was an option for grain direction too... I haven't tried it yet!

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02-17-2019, 2:25 PM

Craig Day started a thread Cut list optimizer for sheet goods in General Woodworking and Power Tools

When cutting panels out of a sheet of plywood or other sheet goods I have always drawn everything up in AutoCAD and arranged things for optimizing...

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02-15-2019, 2:10 AM

Craig Day replied to a thread Do you use a drill press table? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Nothing impossible about it. Just takes more time. I prefer to spend that time building things instead of fiddling with tools :-)

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02-15-2019, 1:04 AM

Craig Day replied to a thread Do you use a drill press table? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I also do one-off custom work. The very last thing I did the other day was drill 16 holes in mounting plates for casters... With a drill press table...

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02-13-2019, 4:11 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Do you use a drill press table? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Very cool Gordon. I considered doing this, but then I came across an improved manual version that moves the crank to the front of the table:...

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02-12-2019, 5:07 PM

Craig Day started a thread Do you use a drill press table? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I stumbled upon Matthias Wandel's video, and then webpage, where he outlines why he doesn't use a drill press table (he means a custom table added to...

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02-11-2019, 6:59 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Is Titebond III worth it, and can it be your only wood glue? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Whoops... yes... 3 over 2!

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02-11-2019, 5:34 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Is Titebond III worth it, and can it be your only wood glue? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

One of the main reasons I use 2 over 3 is for the longer open assembly time... for titebond II it's 3-5 mins, and for titebond III it's 8-10mins. If...

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02-11-2019, 5:03 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Face drilling with a dowelmax in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Maybe I should have been a little more clear... when I say face drilling, I mean in the middle of a board where the clamping mechanism no longer...

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02-10-2019, 12:13 PM

Craig Day started a thread Face drilling with a dowelmax in General Woodworking and Power Tools

For those of you with a dowelmax, what method do you use for face drilling? Here’s what I do but curious to know if there are better ways? ...

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02-05-2019, 10:11 PM

Craig Day started a thread Nova Voyager DVR drill press in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I’ve been wanting to upgrade my Jet 15” drill press for some time now and the Nova Voyager seemed to have excellent feedback from creekers so I...

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01-29-2019, 5:06 PM

Craig Day replied to a thread Advice RE: next equipment purchase in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Is this true of your combo machine, or combo machines in general with the way the chips are directed through the machine? I've had two planers (12"...

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01-24-2019, 1:36 AM

Craig Day replied to a thread Decisions, decisions... A 12" or 16" jointer? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I buckled and bought a Grizzly G0609X. I couldn’t resist after they miraculously came back in stock in Washington. I’ll keep my eye out for a...

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